Art has the potential to play a crucial role in tackling climate change. Solutions, such as minimising deforestation and reaching ‘Net Zero’ carbon emissions, will require unprecedented global transformation; changes so colossal that they are almost unimaginable. Art holds the unique position of being able to help us imagine what the future will be if […]
Circular Seas is a collection of works by artist Jamie Johnson. Taking inspiration from urban green spaces and his residency at Cove Park, Johnson created these works in reflection of events in his personal life. Apart from this, the contextual information for each piece is absent, which liberates the viewer to discover their own interpretation. […]
To escape both the library and the bad weather; I thought I would change things up by heading over to New Town to investigate the most recent showing at the Arusha Gallery. My day certainly perked up from there onwards. In person, Elaine Speirs’ figurative oil paintings danced across the canvases. At first glance, they […]
Poor Things is a captivating exhibition, consisting of a selection of sculptures from many artists. The works were collated by Emma Hart and Dean Kenning, who selected pieces which explore ideas about social class, gender and race. This collection questions how identity interacts with artistic processes and interpretation. The collectors chose these works to be […]
Known as ‘The Two Roberts’, Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde were key figures in advancing Scottish modern art. Both grew up in rural Ayrshire to working-class families and met at Glasgow School of Art in 1933. Their relationship was no freshers’ fling. They became so inseparable that when Colquhoun won a travelling scholarship from the […]
Think surrealist. This was my first take, at least, of Bernie Reid’s Ornamental Breakdown exhibition currently showing at the Edinburgh Printmakers until the 16th March 2023. Having never visited the gallery, I was pleasantly surprised. This renovated nineteenth-century factory is nestled along Dundee Street. The minimalist interior, complete with oversized glass windows and concrete flooring, […]
My 50-minute pilgrimage over to the & Gallery in New Town to see Lily Macrae’s Reverie collection was certainly worth it. After graduating from Edinburgh School of Art in 2016, Macrae now works in Glasgow. This is her first solo exhibition, showcasing her ‘tableaux vivants’. Macrae’s style is original and inventive. She has incorporated snippets […]
My flatmate and I have been intermittently attending the Reconfigure life drawing class at Summerhall since the start of this academic year. It was her suggestion, to try out something artsy in freshers’ week, after finding the page on Facebook. Of course, I said yes. Why not try it? As someone who studies art history, […]